As for Dean McDermott … well, he’s still Dean McDermott, a.k.a.
But if recent rumors are to be believed, she’s unwilling to go throughitanymore.
Could this be the end of everyone’s problematic fave couple?
Meanwhile, McDermott’s ex-wife, Mary Jo Eustace, accused Spelling of stealing her man.
“He said, ‘It was with Dean, wasn’t it?'”
“I said yes.
He said, ‘I should have known.’
He left angry and hurt, and I felt sorry and sad.”
Weeks after divorcing Shanian in 2006, she wed McDermott in Fiji.
“I have never been happier in my life,” McDermott gushed to People.
In December 2006, the couple announced that they were expecting.
Spelling gave birth to their first child, Liam Aaron, in March 2007.
I wish my dad got to see it, but I think he is looking down on us."
But despite these positive changes in her life, the specter of unfaithfulness still loomed large.
“She didn’t want to have children with me,” he said.
For Spelling, the decision to let the reality TV cameras into her life just made sense.
“That wasn’t a choice I was given,” she told theHouston Chronicle.
“My life is a reality (series).
My life is on TV every day.
So I thought why not do this?”
“Tori & Dean” was a hit and ran for six seasons.
Reviewing the series in 2009,The New York Timesargued that the couple’s familial dynamic, i.e.
“It’s pilot season right now, babe.
You’re not even trying!”
Spelling yelled at her beau, who reacted defensively.
Subsequently, rumors began circulating that the couple was heading for a divorce.
However, in a chat withAccess Hollywood, Spelling laughed off such claims.
“No relationship is perfect.
No marriage is perfect.
There’s ebbs and flows and we go through struggles just like everyone else.”
Meanwhile, McDermott claimed that the argument was taken out of context for the purposes of tabloid clicks.
Although she conceded that she wanted a perfect marriage, she acknowledged that no relationship is without its faults.
“This is a rebirth,” she said.
Sweetly, their children were in attendance, as was Spelling’s formerly estranged mom.
According to some, however, this gesture was indeed a signifier of trouble in paradise.
She also took aim at Spelling and McDermott’s marriage having been founded on infidelity.
Regardless, the renewal clearly made sense for the couple, who wanted to start anew following their contretemps.
“We thought we had the perfect relationship,” Spelling explained toUs Weeklyin a later interview.
Tori and Dean welcomed four more children together
Some celebshave a lot more kids than we realized.
Despite all the rumors of disharmony, Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have an eye-popping brood.
“He was beyond surprised.
Best gift ever!”
“Dean was like, ‘They tell everyone that,'” she said.
“We didn’t wait that long with Stella or Liam.
Her pregnancy with Finn was traumatic, with Spelling experiencing complications after 20 weeks.
“There was so much blood I thought, ‘I’m dying.
Not just [losing] the baby, but I’m dying,'” she told People.
“He told me he and Tori had a sexless marriage,” she claimed.
“I believed him.”
The following year, McDermott admitted that he cheated on Spelling.
“I felt so bad about myself …
I needed to do that to feel some kind of power.”
For Spelling, one of the most painful aspects of the ordeal was McDermott being confronted by their children.
“My daughter saw something and it really upset her,” she said.
“She said, ‘Daddy, I saw something online that said … you cheated on mommy.'”
In a 2014 episode of the couple’s reality series “True Tori” (viaE!
), McDermott disclosed that he suffered from sex addiction and went to rehab for treatment.
Accordingly, they entered couple’s therapy, with their sessions being broadcast as part of the reality series.
During one such session, McDermott opened up about his issues with compulsive behavior.
“Sex was an escape, just like drugs and alcohol,” he admitted.
This upset Spelling, who conceded that she could never give her husband enough sex.
Long after “True Tori” ended, the couple continued with their therapy sessions.
According to insiders, almost a decade of counseling proved highly beneficial to the pair.
“We didn’t just say, like, ‘Okay, this is over,'” she explained.
“We worked hard on it.
Spelling may have forgiven McDermott, but he was pretty blunt when discussing his issues with staying faithful.
“Men, we’re like, we need to spread our seed everywhere.
It’s [been] in our DNA for millions and millions of years.”
In 2014, Spelling claimed in an episode of “True Tori” (viaE!)
that she and her husband had blown through a whopping $18 million throughout the course of their relationship.
“I don’t want to change our lifestyle,” she insisted.
“That’s why I work so hard.”
However, court documents suggest that the matter was indeed grave.
A police officer later confirmed that the call pertained to a domestic incident though declined to give further details.
At the time, insiders expressed concern for Spelling’s mental well-being.
“The last year has been really tough on Tori,” a source told People.
“She has a ton of pressure and stress, with the kids, work and her marriage.
She internalizes a lot of her anxiety and she knows it’s not healthy for her.
Of course she’s going to get to a breaking point eventually.”
In June 2023, McDermott announced on Instagram (via People) that he and Spelling were divorcing.
He swiftly deleted the post, leading to considerable confusion.
Conversely, insiders who chatted to People echoed McDermott’s initial statement.
“[Dean] 100 percent wants to get out of the marriage,” a source alleged.
“He took down the post because Tori didn’t want him to keep it up.
But he’s packing his bags…
He can’t take it anymore.”
Others told theDaily Mailthat he felt Spelling was overly demanding and took him for granted.
He was soon spotted carrying boxes into a storage facility.
Meanwhile, Spelling was also seen carrying suitcases of personal belongings into a friend’s house.
